On Oct 2, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Jim Miller WB5OXQ wrote:
> I can support a 40meter dipole from the 30' to 30' up the 53' tower
> as a flat top or pull the center support up to 50' on the crankup.
> So which would be better for overall use on 40? Inverted v with
> ends at 30 AND CENTER AT 50 OR A FLATTOP AT 30?
A 40m dipole at 30 feet is not quite 1/4 wavelength off the ground.
At that height, there's not going to be much of a pattern with most
of the energy going straight up.
50 is a better height. Even with the inverted V, you're better off
higher. 50 is 3/8 wavelength high.
If you have some trees and can get that dipole 70-100 feet high, even
better. Then you could start to really worry about the orientation of
the antenna.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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